Type-writing machine.



G. B. YAW. I TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.27.1911.

' Patented Aug.26,1913.

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HISATTEIRNEY G. B. YAW. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOATION rum) JAN.27.1911.

. Patented Aug.2'6,1913.

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reference a period of years and print the UNITED sTATasl i TENT OFFICE: A

.cLIo'B. raw, or A-RLINcTon, NEW JERSEY, assrenoa, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, r0

REMINGTON'TYPEWRITER com an or ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION 01' NEW" YORK.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, 01.10 BJYAW, citizen of the United States, and resident of Arlingtan in the county of Hudson and State'of ew Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines," of vhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to paper feeding mechanism for typewriting machines and has for its object to provide novel paper clamping, guiding, and stop devices, and which are especially adapted to facilitate the execution of various kinds of typewritten matter. 1

To the above and other ends my invention consists in the. features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter described andparticularly pointed'out in the claims.

My invention is shown as applied to a- No. 10 Remington front-strike typewrit-ing' machine, but various features of the inven- -.tion.;may be employed .in other styles of typewrit-ing machines. p

' embldiment of my invention herein shown was especially designed for use in connection with work forms of the character.

em loyed. by some gas companies which mafie use of a record sheet which is kept for statistics or items of the monthly bill intended for the customer simultaneously with the corresponding entry on the. record sheet. 8 5

These month to month statistics occupy each only a single line and this line occupies always thesame posit-ion on the monthly bills. although its position on .the record on the number of prior entries.

to front until the proper osition is attained for writing as by turnng' the platen and causing itto cooperate with the usual feed rollers, or otherwise. The bill sheet, however, is introduced at the front of the platen and I provide special =ontrivances for guiding, positioning and controlling -the same. hese devices com prise 1n the presentinstance a device plateinform and angular in: cross section I and in'ge'd to the traveling carriage below the laten so that the upper-edge of said -deviee .-my cooperate wit the platen along Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed .Tanuaryjz' l, 1911.

machine, frame.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Serial Ho. 605,097.

the same below the printing line to clamp the bill sheet to the platen, the clamping effect being obtained by a spring. associated with said device The device has secured to it a rearwardly extending arm provided with a roller or wheel which cooperates with a cam device fixed to the frame so that at a predetermined point in the leftward travel of the carriage the wheel rides up on the cam, overcoming the spring and swinging the device away from the front face of the platen, providing a sort of o'cket into which theibill sheet may beread ily entered and pushed down until its leading edge is arrested by the V-shap'ed lower end ofthe device which thus serves as an end stop,

the upper portion bei'ng in the .nature of a paper guide or deflector. As soon as the bill has been properly positioned in this way the carriage is moved rightward until arrested by the margin stops in position for beginningQthe line of writing on the bill sheet, the "same being reproduced on the record sheetthrough an interposed carbon sheet. During the rightward movement aforesaid the wheel or roller separates from the cam, thus permitting the spring to force the device against the platen to clamp the bill sheet thereagainst. The clamp and the deflector device, it will he observed, is automatically operated independently of the rotary turningmovements of the platen and during and at predetermined points in the travel of the carriage and the platen carried thereby. In prior automatic clamps for typewriting n'nu'hincs.

it has been necessaryto turnthe platen in order to" ppen and close the clamp.

My invention will bemorespccifirallv described in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein-- Figure .1' is a fragmentary front elevation, partly'in section, oftheuppcr part of a Remmgton No.10 typewriting machine embodying my invention, only so much of -the machme'beingshown as is necessary to a clear,understanding of saul -invention.

Fig.- 2 is a perspective View of the paper controllm evi'cc as it appears when doa tached. Pig. 3 1s a ti ans\ ersc sectional view of the carriage, platen and associate devices, sa1d view also showing the upper part of the corresponding to Fig. 3 but omitting some Patented-Aug. 26,1913.

combined 4 Fig. 4 is a transverse view I platenjrame which comprises endba'rs'lt),

- a oonnectin bar the end bars, 10 and' is pro'yi'd {usual finger Wheels 11 "and a framerod 12. A platen 13has anaxle 14 'i'c'h 'bears' in ed with'the lo by which the platen maybe' tu'rned or rotated both forward and backward. Line- .spacing devices (not shown) of the usual [or other" suitable character are also employed for rotating on said rock shaft and curves the pressure rod; 19

-the-cut-out .24 the a the platen step-by-step' forward for spacing between the lines of writing. The platen frame and the platen carried thereby are ada-pted to-be lifted up and down on the truck to change case in amanner well understood, while" the carriage comprising the truck iandithe platen frame is tween letters and return the carriage for beginning, a. new line of writing *The platen 13 may be eduippedwith paper feeding dev ces cornpi-" ifs ing afeed-roller of ordi nary pattern, said feed roller cooperating with 'the platenat its rear under side to feedpapei-"ivhenathe platen is turned. The feed rolleris releasable by devices (not shown) mounted? on' a ha'nd-controlled-rock shaft 17 which bears in the end bars 10. A paper, apron or deflector 18. is supported thencearound the platen, terminating at a point below the printing line at the front-sidethereof." The usual paper table is omitted from the draw ing but is preferably employed. Cooper'w' tive with the'F-jpla'ten above the printing line is a pressure device comprising a longitudt 11 Lily extending rod 19 provided'with rearv ardly-exte'nding arms 20," which areproi ded withhubs 21, bearing on the rod 12. A spring 22 (Fig. 1-- tends to maintain g in cooperation with the platen while said rod 19 may 'be swung away from the platenagainst' the spring. by a-finger piece 23 mom of thehubs 21.- In order to accommodate and cooperate w th the nov-ely-devicesembodying my invent tion, I

the left end of t platen," as; indicated at 24. At the left-hand edge of; p v pron'18has aforwardly bent .POIUOII 25 which hereinafter explained. Adapted toregiste'r device which is shown detached in Fig. andis designated as a whole by vthenumeral inade of sheet metal and "ing portions 29 v I adapte'd'f -'to move end-wise back andforth'to space he of the rod 31 end portion to'the platen,

the apron 18 is out awayat its none," side near 1e I setes both. as aside guide and controller for the billsheet, as-

with the cut-out is a novel paper controlling enew Th W 26'. The body of said device is preferably com rises a clamp- 27 t e upper {porconcave to con orm The portion below ing :and deflector plate tion' of which is slightly to the platen surface. the concaveis straight Two of these tongues 28 are bent rearward and upward portion 27, the parts 28. acting as leading edge stops, as hereinafter explained. stop portions or strip 29 which, with the end tongues 80, is bentor curled forward to provide openings which receive a bearing rod 31 (Figs. 1 and 3).

The rod is made separate and at its lower end is slittedor cut to provide tongues or strips.

at an acute angle .from the body: i

a The 28 are separated by a tongue to facilitate the assembling of the parts but after said rod is mounted in itsbear ings on the machine it is preferably secured in fiked relationship to the controlling device 26' as by soldering the rod to the. bear and 30-. The end-portions of the rod 31 projeet'beyond the ends of the device 26 and bear inlugs or brackets 32 which are screwed at 33 to the front face fof the bar Spacing collars between the brackets 32 and the adjacent 11 of the platen frame.

curled end's'30 prevent endwise movement and the device 126 but per-.2 nlit-ting thQIII'OCltO turn-in its bearings to" rock or swing the portion'27 of the device from the platen, the rod as a rock shaft.

forward and away 31 serving 1n effect A wire spring 35 iscoiled around the lefthand. the-rod. or rock shaft 31 34- secured to the rod 31,

where it projects beyond the bracket 32.

One end of 'saidsprin'g-is secured to said a collarz36-fa'st on the rod, the effect of said bracket while the opposite end engages in spring being to maintain the uppercu'rved portion of the plate-like body27 normallyin'engagement with the platen or withthe work sheet, the friction due tosaid, spring:

causin'g'ithe' part 27 to clamp the;, wo1 'k'.=s-hcet the papehicnntrolling 'In order to swing the platen-":to'v facilitate device'- awayfrom the, introduction-'ofthe work sheet, autowhich comprise a "arm: r; finger 37 secured to the ..rightmafiicde yices are provided hand f ront lower ,portion o'f'thepart 27 by a screw 38 and" curved rearward undenthe theflo'p osite psi from t e. plate; 27' and is. adapted to 5 coopcratewith? an; actuating device-i which 1s 'fixedto thefrSine-of the machine.

wise of the 'pl'ateriandin the-path of the {10 is-bent or inclinedy I .rod Blearrym'gi at itsrear end an engagmg device, roller or WlieeIBQLjSaLdwheel; is at dc off the axisof rotation.

the, rear face of the bar 40 is a vertical plate 42. provided with horizontally bent ears 43 which receive screws 44, said screws securing the 'plate 42 and bar or track 40 to the top plate 2. It will be apparent that the spring 35 will maintain the device 26 in operated position until the laten and the traveling carriage are moved endwise far enough to bring the roller 39 into cooperat-ion with its actuating device. When this occurs the roller will ride up on the inclined a'hd, as leftward movement This tract is at such an elevation that the roller will be lifted far enough to rock the device 26 on its pivotal axis 31 to the positiop shown in Fig. 4, from which it will be observed that the body part 27 has been swung some distance away from the platen so as to provide a ready entrance for the work sheet. When the clamp is opened, or,

put in andther way, when the deflector is in the paper receiving position, as indicated in Fig. 4, the body portion 27 will incline downward and rearward from a point somewhat below the printing line on the platen to a point some distance under the platen axis. The location of the pivotal axis 31..

- it will bebbserved, is substantially .in the i 1.- :;t.h e platen, causing the "record sheet of the character has been entered in the corresponding lines on the vertical plane of the; platen axis 14, and the stop portions 28" extend substantially ver-- tically somewhat behind said vertical plane. While these stop portions 28 are preferably pa-rt'of the device 26, they need not necessarily be so made. Let it be assumed that the record sheet-designated in Fig. 4 as 45 the machine at the back has been fed or pushed aroundto the proper position for receiving the line to be written. This advancing movement may be accomplished by turning platen and the feed roller 16 to cooperate to advance the record sheet45, the same passing between the platen and the apron 18 and being 'uided under the pressure red 19. As has been stated the of the plat'en and specifically referred to accommodates single-line monthly 7 entries. It is one of the purposes of my invention to enable the entries on the record sheetsto be duplicated at the same time that bill sheets arewritten, and accordingly a carbon inlay 46 is preferably advanced around the (platen,

with the record sheet 45 and outsi e the same. Forthe sake of clearness the record and carbon sheets are'ishown separated from the front face of the Tplaten, 'but it will be understood that these sheets, together with the bill sheets, mabe controlled above the printlngline byt e pressure rod 19. The device 26 being open, as shown in Fig. 4, the bill sheet 47 1s next endwise with theleft-hand edge with the side guide or gage 25 and being pushed down until it is arrested by the gageing devices or leading edge stops 28 which form with the body portion 27 a V-opening. The parts are so proportioned and arranged that when the bill sheet is arrested by the stops 28 it will be in a position such that the blank line which is to be filled in is] in register with the printing line. The bill having been positioned against the stops or gages 28 as above expla ned, t e carriage is moved rightward until arrested by the margin stops (not shown). During the rightward movement the roller 39 will ride down oil the cam or incline 41 and the spring 35 will shut'the clamp, causing the portion 27 to clamp or press the bill sheet to the platen. Prior to the clamping operationathe bill sheet will be forcedto move platen by the side uide or abutment 25 which engages the leftand edge of said bill sheet. After the arrest of the platen b the margin stops the blank line on the hill sheet will be filled in 1 operating the usual printing instrumentalities (not shown), the printing being duplicated through the carbon inla on the record sheet 45. During the filling 1n of the blank the carriage will' move step-by-step' leftward and the roller 39 will approach the cam 41. When the writing has been com-- pleted the carriage may be released by operating the release key (not shown), and per: mitted to move leftward under the pull of the usual carriage power or sprin drum, causing the roller 39 to ride up on t e track 40 and open the combined clamping, guiding and stop device 26.

now be withdrawn and a fresh one inserted.

The bill sheet may- A new record sheet maybe introduced in- 7 dependently whenever necessary. In some systems of work the same record sheet wlll be employed for a series of successive bill sheets; As soon as the work sheets are positioned the carriage is again retracted um i til arrested by the margin stops when the operations above outlined are repeated.

It will be observed that by my present invention I combine a rotary platen with a paper clam and means for automatically operatin tie clamp without rotatin the platen, t llS arrangement being particli larly advantageous where single line entries only are made on the work sheets; that the clamp is mounted independently of the platen on the platen carrier or carriage that the clamp is automatically opene by a fixed device or cam on the carriage and is closed automatically by a spring device, the .cam-

and the spring operating as described durmg endwise movements of'the platen car 1 rier and platen, the cam being onthe ma} tating v, 2' na typewritin f laten attheintroductory side thereof, and

' carrier; that theclamp travels endwise with "clamp mounted independently of the platen,

clamp "independentlyflof said mainv roller and also 1 of said "nation of a platen carrier,

devices for controlling the rotary move carrier and cooperativewith said platen at paper clamp a 5; In a typewriting machine, the combiclamp adapted to clamp paper there-against, an en- ,gaging device connected to said clamp, and means on the frame of the machine for cooperating with said engaging device to open the clainp,,said

caused .of the platen carrier.

chineframe and the spring on the platen the traveling carriage and platen;-tliat saidclamp is pivotally mounted or hinged below; the platen; that a paper controlling device is providedwhich combines the functions of a paper clamp, a paper guide on deflector and an end stop for theleading edge of a, sheet as it is introduced-into the machine, the sheet-ini t'he present, instance; being introduced at the front'side of the platen; and

nationoi a platen, a paper clamp movable endwise with the platen and adaptedito moved backward or oppositely to the ;direcclamp paper thereagainst, an engaging'detion of line "spacing movement; and that a vice connected to said clamp, andmeans on device-is; provided which combines the functhe frame of the machine for cooperating tions-of a side gage or guide for the paper with said engaging device to open the and also of an abutment r'or forcing the paper-tov travel with the platen prior' -to the closin of; the clamp. Various changes maybe path of said device whenthe two are disengaged. l y l '7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of an endwise traveling platen, 'a paper clamp ;mounted to travel therewith and adapted to clamp paper thereagfiiriSt-{an engaging .device constantly connected to said clamp, and means cooperative with said e'ngaging device for automatically opening said clamp during endwise movements of the platen 1 8. In a typewriting machine, the combimade without devparting from my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is 3- I 1. In a 'typewriting machine, the-combination of a rotary platen, devices forr tating the same, a paper clamp cooperating with the platen to press the paper thereagainst, paper feedin devices cooperative with the platen at t e introductory side (thereof; and means for automatically op nationof a platen,-a traveling carriage on eratin said clamp both toclam and to rewhich said platen is mounted, a paper clamp lease t e paper-independently 0 said papermounted to travel with said carriage and feeding devices and --with said platen and devices.

against the platen, machine, the combi-' nation of a rotary p aten, devices forcontrolling the rotation of the same, a paper also of said platen roadapted to clamp paper an engaging device having a support rigid with said clanip, and meansfor automatically cooperating with said .engagingfl the carriage to actuate said clamp and cause it to operatively engage with and disengage from the paper on the platen.

9. In a typewriting machine, the'combipaper feeding devices cooperative with said means, forautomatically opening and closing said clamp independently of said paper feeding devices and also of said controlling dcVi esm a I 3.'In-a typewritin machine, the combination of a rotary p aten, devices for controlling theflrotationof the same, a hinged paper clamprgcooperative with the-platen, a main feed" roller cooperative with the -plat-en,- automat'ic means for opening said I feed controlling devices, anda spring for closing said clamp;

4. Ina typewritin'g machineflthe combi-' a platen thereon,

mounted to travel therewith adapted to clamp paper against the platen, an engaging device connected to said clamp, and .a stationary cam constantly in the path of said device when disengaged therefrom and automatically cooperating'with said device to open saidclamp. a

10. In a typewriting machine, the combinationof'a platen carrier, a platen, devices for controlling the rotation thereof, a main feed roller, a'paperclamp mounted on said platen carrier independently of the platen and of said feed roller,

ent of said devices for automaticallyimoving saidclamp both into andoutfofpressing fengagement with said platen.

11. In a typewriti bination of a platen, rier on which said platen is rotatably mount:

ed, a main feed roller ,coiiperativevwith the mer ts of said'platen, a paper clamp mount v edto travel with said platen and said car-' rier, paper feed ng dev ces mounted on said the under side thereof,-and'means independ ent of said paper feeding devices and also of said controlling devices for opening said mountedon nation of a platen carrier, a platen, apaper movable endwise with the platen and 6. In a typewriting machine, the coinbia so clamp, said means being constantly in the -1'oo device duringthe travel of nation of a travelingplaten, a paper clamp and means ind'ependg machine, the coina traveling platen carplaten, a paper control lingdevice pivot-ally "said carrier independently .of the platen but cooperative therewith to consj trol paper, aid device being also mounted 13o independently of said main feed roller, and

cooperative with said engaging device for.

automatically moving said-paper controlling device away from the platen to facilitate the introduction of paper. a

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a traveling platen car- I cooperative with the platen,

rier on which said platen-is rotatably mounted; a paper controlling device piyotally mounted on said carrier independently of the platen but cooperative therewith to control paper; an engaging element connected to said paper controlling device a fixed cam codperative with said element for automatically moving said device away from the platen to facilitate the introduction of paper, said cam being constantly in the path of said element when the parts are disen gaged;-and a spring for automatically closmg said device.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotary platen, a paper deflector coiiperat ive therewith, a main feed roller cooperative with the platen, and means for automatically movingsaid deflector awayv from the platen independehtly of themain feed roller to facilitate the introduction of the paper.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotary platen, a paper deflector cooperative therewith, a main feed roller and means operating independently of the rotation of the platen for automatically moving said clamp away from the platen independently of the main feed roller to facilitate the introduction of paper. v

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotary platen, a paper deflector cooperative therewith but mounted independently thereof; a main feed roller cooperative with the platen, ating independently of the rotation of the platen and also independently of the main feed roller for automatically moving said clamp away from the platen tofacilitate the introduction of paper.

17.111 a typewriting machine, the .combination of a rotary platen,- a platen carrier onwhich said platen is supported, a paper deflector pivoted on said carrier and cooperative with said platen, a, main feed roller cooperative with the platen, and means v thereon, devices for controlling the carrier lndepen ently of.

and means operoperating independently of the rotation of the platen and also independently of the main feed roller for automatically moving said clamp away from the platen to facilitate the introduction of paper.

1.-8.=In a typewriting machine, the combination of'a traveling carriage, a platen rotation thereof, a paper clamp cooperative with the platen to press the paper thereagainst, and means acting during the traveling movements of the carriage and independently of said devices for automatically operating'said clamp both to clamp and to release the paper.

19. In typewriting machine, the .com-

bination of'a traveling carriage, a platen, a paper stop, a paper clamp, and means for moving said paper stop and said paper clamp into position to permit the' -introduction of 1paper and back again to a position where t e paper isolamped by said clamp during traveling movements of said carriage. Y r

- 20. In a typwriting machine, the combina'tion 'of a traveling carriage, a platen thereon, devices for controlling rotary movements thereof, a swinging paper deflector on said carriage, and means for moving said deflector away from the platen to facilitate the introduction of paper, said means being brought into action automatically and independently of said devices during traveling movements of said carria e 21. In a typewriting mach1ne, the combination of a traveling platen, a leading edge paper stop device, and means for moving said stop device into position to coiiperate with thepaper as it is introduced into the machine, saidmeans operating automatically during traveling movements of the platen.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a traveling platen, a leading edge-paper stop device, andmeans for moving said step device into positignr to cooperate with the paper as it is introduced into the machine, said means including a device fixed to the frame of the machine.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a traveling carriage, a platen thereon -a paper stop operative to position paper with respect to the platen but mounted on the carriage independently of said platen, and means operating automatically during traveling. movements of the carriage to move obstruct the path of the paper when introduced into the machine.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a traveling platen, a paper clamp cooperative therewith, and means operating at a predetermined point in the travel of the platen in printing directionto open said clamp, said means being brought said paper stop into position to.

I vtrave mg movement of said laten.

, controlled independently of saidpaper feedthereof.

I feed paper around the movable away ceive paper introduced at the'frontjside' thereof.

' of said paper contro into action solely by reason of the traveling movement of said platen.

25. In a typewrlting machine, thecombin-ation of a traveling-platen, a combined paper deflector and clamp," and means operatin v at a predetermined point in the travel oft e-platen'in -printing directionto move said combined deflector and clamp away from the platen surface, said-means being 'brou ht into actionfisolely by reason of the 26. Ina typewriting mac ine, the combination of a rotary platen, paperifeedin-g devices cooperative therewith to feed paper introduced at the rear side of the platen, and an automatic clampicotiperating with the platen to clamp asheet of paper which is ing. devices. I

27. In a the combination of a, platen, paper controlling devices cooperative with the platen to feed paper introduced at the rear there-, of, and a separate aper controlling device automatically mova le away from the latenindependently of: said first named evices to'receive paper introduced at the front side 28. Ina front-strike ty ewriting machine, the combination of a piaten, paper ing devices cooperative with the platen to same from back to er deflector automatically rom the platen independ- {feeding devices to refront, and a pa ently ofv said paper 29.. In a trolling devices cooperative with the platen to advance paper in the proper path around the same frombaek to front, and an autorative independently ling devicesto clamp to the platen paper introduced at the front matie paper clamp o side thereof.

below hinged directly to sa d l, I roller devices,

30. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of .a platen carrier, a feed roller devices, a paper clamp theprintinghne, said clamp being laten carrier and being controlled indepen ently of said feed operative with the platen above the printing line. a

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pla-ten, and a pivoted V-shaped paper guidmg and controlling device movable away from the'platen to facilitate introduction and stoppage .of paper, and movable toward the platen platen.

32. In a typewritingmachine, the coinbithereon, pa

platen is turned, and

front-strike typewriting machine, clamp: cooperative,

paper endwise with the platen feeda er said neans bei ng by reason of said front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper coni to operating automatically and, a pressure device 00- face of the,plate 1j i I ,meansfor movijg said device away tref'n th (I r {pocket orfthrioat' to tion of paper, 'nd Qthat the pap'erwhen introduced m to bring. sa d paper into close cooperation with sa d nation of-a platen carrier, a rotary platen er feeding devices cooperative withr the p aten to feed paper when the a clamping device mounted on the platen carrier directly'and independently of any of the paper feeding automatically brought into and devices and out of co-action' with the platen independ- -s ently of turning movements thereof.

33. In a typewriting machine, th'ecombi nation of an endwise traveling platen, a

with the platen, means ifor automatically operating the clamp at 'a' predetermined point in the endwise travel clamp cooperative of-the carriage, and an abutment cooperative with the paper to the platen: when said clamp is open.

.34. "Ina ,typewriting machine, the combiforce it endwise with nation of; an endwise traveling platen, a

with the platen, means for automatically operating the clamp at a the endwisetravel devicelservingas a andalso tomove the prior to the predetermined point in of'the carriage, and a side gageIor the paper closing of the clamp.

35. In a 'typewri ting machine, v comblnation of a rotary platen, a device coopcrating with saidrpiaten to press paper .for the paper, rotary engaging element constantly connected with said pressure device and means'engageable by saidelement and during endwise movements of the'platen to movegsaid device into and out of operative or working position. I k a 37. In a typewritingmaehine, the combination of a traveling platen. a papery guiding device normally lying close to .the surface of the platen, and means for moving said device awayhom theplaten so that it forms therewith-a pocket or throat faci1i "dire tion of paper, s'a id means operatmgaut maticall" at a predetermined point in the; 38. In atyp nation of a the 3 I ing device normall lying close to v,

' a paper.cndstop'fa pl exposes the end v e'rate with it, said means o= between it and the-platen,

of the facilitate inti bldncmatically at a predetermined point in the travel of the platen.

39. In a front-strike typewriting' machine, the combination of a. carriage, a platen rotatable thereon, a paper-guide movably mounted on said platen frame and extending upward from vthe under side of the platen and terminating below the printing line, and means operating automatically during traveling movements of said carriage to move said guide away from the Y L, j

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face of the platen to provide an entrance pocket or throat to .facilitate the backward introduction of the paper.

Signed in the borough of Manhattan,city of New York, in the county of New York and f t-ate of New York, this 21st day of the "Commissioner of Patents. 

